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Chicago World’s Fair, a Century of Progress

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Weimer PursellAmerican
Publisher Neely Printing Company, Chicago

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Title:Chicago World’s Fair, a Century of Progress

Artist:Weimer Pursell (American, 1906–1974)

Publisher:Neely Printing Company, Chicago

Date:1933

Medium:Screenprint

Dimensions:Framed: 48 3/4 in. × 34 3/4 in. × 1 1/2 in. (123.8 × 88.3 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet: 41 7/8 × 28 5/16 in. (106.4 × 71.9 cm)

Classification:Prints

Credit Line:Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Object Number:AP30.063

Inscription: Printed at top of image: CHICAGO / WORLD'S FAIR / MAY 27TH / NOV. 1ST
Printed below image: 1833 A CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1933

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s," September 5–December 10, 2023.

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